Business Performance Lead

We are looking for a Performance management lead, to drive key performance metrics and processes as part of the Enterprise Platforms and Technology Operations (EPTO) organisation. You will be responsible for defining, reporting and analysing key performance metrics for the global IT function, including efficiency, financial and operational metrics. You will work closely with teams across the IT organisation on how we can track, improve and optimise the portfolio of services with close collaboration with our Finance Business Partner and our Technology Business Management team.

The role is part of our Strategy, Portfolio & Excellence organisation and will work closely with the strategy team, the portfolio delivery and IT Business partnering teams as well as product- and service lines.

You will:

• Plan, drive and challenge forecast and budget processes for the EPTO organisation

• Challenge budget demands (demand review, ad-hoc requests) and conduct financial checks for our demand review

• Drive efficiency and improvement initiatives of financials and operational processes

• Own and drive discussion related to our IT cost allocation model

• Own and manage the EPTO financial envelope to ensure we are staying in budget

• Be the responsible contact for our internal EPTO balanced scorecard and ensure regular updates, e..g, define, report and analysis key performance metrics for the EPTO organisation 

• Collaborate and partner with our financial business partners with business understanding and being the key contact person for financial topics

• Support  senior leadership on financial management for their area and help on identifying efficient opportunities

• Work closely with the technology business management team to leverage the TBM framework in performance analysis and support. 

• Be embedded TBM in the relevant management processes: budgeting, planning, cost and service reviews  

• Have the overall view of financials across operational cost, project cost as well as transformational spend

• Help in support our yearly initiative funding process and drive funding approvals as well as funding allocation processes

• Support in complex financial topics where business understanding is key, capex process, etc. 

• Support project financials process and conduct financial administrational tasks (e.g., billing and invoicing approvals)

Who you are:

• Proactive, organised, result-oriented.You demonstrate an interest in driving things forward

• You have a positive and team-player spirit which benefits the group vs. the individual

• Experience from Technology organisations and strong financial acumen

• You’re ambitious and thrive in a fast-paced, diverse and changing work environment

• You have experience executing operational initiatives with excellent IT and business judgement and can translate between IT and business functions

• You have a combination of finance and IT operations knowledge, as well as a business mindset

• You’re experienced in service costing, (TBM) cost allocations, budgeting and IT service delivery chains

• You have strong quantitative and analytical skills for data modelling and analysis 

• You have excellent communication skills, can quickly build relationships and establish credibility across the shared service function and with business leaders

• You have experience communication and collaborating with senior leadership

• Competitive compensation package
• Opportunity to shape the way we work. Your feedback and opinions are valued at all levels of the organisation
• Benefits including stock purchase plan and annual bonus plans
• Flexibility to work when and how you want - flexible hours, autonomy to set your own agenda, choice of phone and computer
• Smart Working Policy - work remotely some of the time, balanced with time in the office together with your team - between 5 and 45 days per quarter in the office depending on each team.
• 'Work from anywhere' weeks - up to four weeks working from anywhere, as long as you have an internet connection!
• Career development, including language classes and Adevinta Academies: specialised content built by our experts on Machine Learning, Agile, Leadership and more
• EN: Flexible benefits programme (transport, restaurants, child-care, etc), Free daily breakfast, 26 days of holidayPrograma flexible de prestaciones (transporte, restaurantes, guardería, etc.), Desayuno diario gratuito, 26 días de vacaciones

We're Adevinta, a global leader in digital marketplaces. Our household name brands, including Marktplaats in the Netherlands, mobile.de in Germany and leboncoin in France, reach hundreds of millions of people every month.

We're all about matchmaking, and our sites help people find whatever they're looking for in their local communities – whether it's a car, an apartment, a sofa or a new job. Every connection made or item found makes a difference by creating a world where people share more and waste less.

Our brands are supported by global Tech Hubs in Barcelona, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin. Their goal is to develop common global products and innovation platforms which all of our brands can use. This means using cutting edge technology to create highly scalable, customisable and secure products and components that free up development time and leverage our access to global data.

Adevinta is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.

If you feel like you don’t meet all of the requirements for this role but are interested, please consider applying anyway. Research suggests that women and individuals from underrepresented groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don’t meet 100% of the job requirements. We strongly encourage people from historically excluded groups to apply and look forward to speaking with you.